EES440 - Primary Science Education 2

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Linda Hobbs
Prerequisite:

Two units: One unit from EES245 or EES345

plus one unit from ETS302, ETP302 or ETP303

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

ESS340, EES340

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

The unit is delivered either in schools or on campus: 3-hour seminars in schools (approximately 6 weeks)  and 3-hour seminars on campus (approximately 2 weeks).

Note:

*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

Content

The purpose of the unit is to build upon the ideas from Primary Science Education 1 but cover further content and extend into new pedagogical and curriculum strategies. The unit will incorporate extended experience working with small groups of primary school children, planning and implementing and reflecting on activity sequences. The focus would be on the planning of learning sequences to explore ideas in a more extended fashion: integration, higher order thinking and reasoning in science, planning extended investigations, design and creativity, e-learning, using community resources, the literacies of science, and formative and summative assessment. The role of science in the education of the whole child will be explored, and issues in integrating science with other content areas will be explored.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Plan, implement and evaluate effective learning experiences in a primary science context

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Communicate in written, oral and digital forms their results of inquiry into their teaching

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Use, interpret and critically analyse a range of curriculum support materials from a range of sources, including online resources

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Develop an understanding of the sciences and the importance of science in the lives of learners

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO5

Critically reflect on the role of science-based learning experiences in promoting positive relationships between teacher and their students

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO6

Apply understanding of the role of multiple representations, inquiry-learning sequences, and varied purposes of assessment when planning for children's science learning

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Unit plan rationale 1400 word
or equivalent
35% Week 6
Assessment 2 - Reports of unit outcomes 2600 word
or equivalent
65% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: EES440 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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